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Israel's most volatile election season begins with integrity warnings, coalition chaos

President Herzog warns of election threats, Likud releases AI attack ads, and coalition allies publicly turn on each other, and the campaign has barely started.

	 download high resolution download low resolution add to lightbox file name: F260603YS37  File Size: 3071 KB  caption (en): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.
Israeli soldiers seen in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on February 8, 2024; Illustrative.

IDF detains Israeli civilians who attempted to breach Syrian border

IDF exposes Gaza soccer players, referees, and coaches as terrorists, July 22, 2026.

IDF says Palestinian soccer players and FIFA referee were Hamas, PIJ terrorists

Israeli soldiers disperse with tear gas Palestinians who had gathered as a fire blazes near the village of Tell, adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, west of Nablus in the West Bank on July 18, 2026.

Katz goes all out against IDF attempts to reduce Jewish violence against Palestinians - analysis


IDF considering purchase of anti-submarine aircraft amid growing Turkish threat

The Turkish navy operates more than 10 active diesel-electric submarines, with a new series equipped with air-independent propulsion systems under construction.

A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft in flight at Lann Bihoue in France on June 10, 2018.

Historic Trump-Aoun meeting showcases White House's new Middle East priorities - analysis

Trump's recent meeting with Aoun demonstrates a US commitment to brokering peace between Israel and Lebanon in the wake of the June Framework Agreement.

 U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun as he arrives at the White House on July 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.

IDF still working to determine origin of drone intercepted near Syrian border

A military source familiar with the details of the incident said that, under standard procedure, before intercepting a drone, the military must verify that the aircraft is not of Israeli origin.

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Trump warns of stronger strikes against Iran as regime continues attacks across Middle East

Oil tankers turn around, avoid Red Sea following warnings by Yemen's Houthis • Israel, Lebanon delegations to meet in Rome on August 4 for new negotiations round

Boats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026.

Over 1,000 days have passed since October 7, mourning feels 'harder than before' - opinion

Judaism asks us to sit shiva for seven days. Friends fill the house. Meals appear at the door. We are commanded not to grieve alone. But no tradition tells us what happens after the thousandth day.

 LIOR BEN YAAKOV with his wife, Revital, and their children on a family trip to Vienna a year before the war. After his army service, Lior had worked as a security guard for the Viennese Jewish community for a year and a half, dreaming of taking his kids there one day. ‘We’re lucky we managed to do

Netanyahu’s haredi gamble may become his biggest election liability - analysis

Years of concessions to haredi partners may now pose a political risk for Netanyahu, as right-wing voters express growing anger over the draft exemption issue.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

Inside IDF's naval operations: Israel, US repeatedly hunted Iran's navy chief before succeeding

Israel, US repeatedly failed to kill Iran's Alireza Tangsiri before successful strike • New details reveal Israeli naval attacks on Hezbollah commanders at Beirut's Ramada Hotel and a mobile HQ

People hold portraits of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy, during his funeral in Tehran, April 1, 2026

IDF confirms building massive sand barrier dividing Gaza after satellite imagery emerges

According to the satellite imagery, more than 23 kilometers were built in recent months through areas where Palestinian communities once stood.

(illustrative) Concrete barriers are positioned as part of preparations for the opening of a Gaza distribution center near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2025

IDF says it fired warning shots at Lebanese troops who crossed pilot zone boundary

"The IDF demands that the LAF continue to operate within the agreed areas," the military warned. "Any deviation without prior coordination could endanger its forces."

Lebanese army troops deploy at the entrance of the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, Lebanon, July 21, 2026

Haredi draft dodgers should avoid airports, border crossings to evade arrest, yeshiva council warns

It added that yeshiva students who wish to travel abroad and have not shown up for their draft order must ensure they are allowed to fly and will not be arrested at the airport.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak during an anti-draft protest, December 22, 2025.